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30 March 2020
Scandalous conditions in food distribution centre
"Too little, too late" is ringing in many workers' ears. In my workplace, a food distribution centre, it definitely echoes.
27 March 2020
The self-employed need 100% of their income, and now!
The government has relented to pressure by bringing in a support scheme for the self-employed
4 September 2019
PCS civil servants' union members at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency are on strike for four weeks from 22 August.
3 July 2019
Gig-economy exploitation doubles
The 'gig economy', formerly known as 'casual labour' - and much beloved of the dock employers for hundreds of years worldwide, is on the rise. Tony Blair famously called it "the flexible workforce".
28 November 2018
Cammell Laird shipbuilding workers strike against job cuts on merseyside
26 November was the first day of rolling strikes by ship-building workers at Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, Merseyside, bringing the yard to a halt.
23 May 2018
Solid strike at Tesco Dagenham distribution centre forces pay talks
Heavy security presence and a profusion of steel fencing didn't deter angry, vocal pickets striking for decent pay at Tesco Dagenham distribution centre on 17-18 May.
16 May 2018
Strike at Tesco Dagenham for better pay
Workers at Tesco Dagenham distribution site are striking over pay from 10pm on Thursday 17 May. Following over a year of negotiations between Tesco and the retail and distribution workers' union Usdaw, bosses have refused to improve their initial offer which was worth less than 3%.
17 August 2017
Bin workers - fighting back wins!
Following magnificent action, Brum's bin workers have forced a management retreat.
26 July 2017
Birmingham council is playing dirty in the ongoing bin dispute
26 July 2017
Street cleaners support the Birmingham bin strike
As part of our Saturday stall campaigning on 22 July, Socialist Party members in Birmingham gave out leaflets to raise support for striking Birmingham refuse workers.
30 June 2017
Bin workers' anger boils over into strike action
Bin workers across Birmingham left work to begin the first in a series of strikes
14 June 2017
Exploited agency workers organise
A theme of the 2017 general election was insecure and precarious work. International multi-billion pound company Procter and Gamble has a long history of union-busting which creates these conditions
17 May 2017
Tories out! Corbyn can win with socialist policies
Build a new workers' party. take the wealth off the 1%: An overview of Jeremy Corbyn's manifesto.
12 April 2017
Car workers strike at BMW in defence of pensions
By a huge 93%, car workers at BMW, producing the Mini and Rolls-Royce, have voted to strike for eight days in defence of their final salary pension scheme.
22 March 2017
Letters to the Socialist's editors. Health cuts kill; 'Jam' man - white van man; getting rid of 'green crap'; fighting cuts is no 'failure'; feminist film, BT scandal, bosses' Brexit?
8 February 2017
Letters to the Socialist's editors including Roger Bannister's retirement, Sri Lankan strikes and ambulance staff shortages.
8 February 2017
London Midland victory: RMT forces bosses to withdraw outsourced security
Train guards have faced down bosses at London Midland in a dispute over the use of outsourced security guards on trains.
14 September 2016
#KeepCorbyn: Fight workhouse conditions
"We have record employment, but also record levels of poverty among those in work... We have to change that" said Jeremy Corbyn
25 April 2016
Trade unions: myths of EU 'Remain' campaign
Most trade union and Labour leaders are saying that workers' rights would be more adversely affected by leaving the EU. The opposite is the case.
11 November 2015
Workers dig in for fight over job threat
Up to 290 JCB permanent shop floor workers could be made redundant
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